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Ethical Use of Social Media and Sharing of Patient Information by Medical Students at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Survey

Ethical Use of Social Media and Sharing of Patient Information by Medical Students at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Survey

Furthermore, the same study revealed that 13% of those schools described a violation of patient confidentiality, and 4% of those incidents were reported by the patients or their families. Health care workers’ online posts have also led to dismissals and lawsuits [4,11,12]. Moreover, several articles document unprofessional behavior by medical students online, including drinking and illicit drug use [4,10,12,13].

Sara Farsi, Alaa Sabbahi, Deyala Sait, Raghad Kabli, Ghaliah Abduljabar

JMIR Med Educ 2025;11:e57812

Telehealth Use and Legal Considerations in Drug Health Services During Pandemics: Systematic Scoping Review

Telehealth Use and Legal Considerations in Drug Health Services During Pandemics: Systematic Scoping Review

Patient confidentiality is at risk of being breached when using telehealth. Information related to health is always sensitive and drug health clients always prefer that their medical diagnoses and treatment be handled with a high level of confidentiality [49].

Meryem Jefferies, Robert Graham, Marguerite Tracy, Scott Read, Mohammed Eslam, Mark W Douglas, Jacob George

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e46394

Patient Perspectives on AI for Mental Health Care: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Patient Perspectives on AI for Mental Health Care: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Participants reported being very or somewhat concerned regarding spending less time with their mental health care professional (346/500, 69.2%) and their confidentiality (302/500, 60.4%) but expressed relatively less concern regarding increased costs (217/500, 43.4%). Reported levels of perceived concerns regarding artificial intelligence (AI) use for mental health. Next, we asked patients their level of comfort with AI performing various tasks instead of their mental health care professional.

Natalie Benda, Pooja Desai, Zayan Reza, Anna Zheng, Shiveen Kumar, Sarah Harkins, Alison Hermann, Yiye Zhang, Rochelle Joly, Jessica Kim, Jyotishman Pathak, Meghan Reading Turchioe

JMIR Ment Health 2024;11:e58462

Integrating Health and Disability Data Into Academic Information Systems: Workflow Optimization Study

Integrating Health and Disability Data Into Academic Information Systems: Workflow Optimization Study

This involved discussing stakeholders’ concerns and requirements related to data privacy, confidentiality, and compliance with relevant regulations. This included understanding their expectations for data protection, access control, and confidentiality. During the initial phase of data collection, the focus was on gathering system requirements, as well as understanding the use cases, flow of information, restrictions, and other pertinent factors.

Abdulrahman Jabour

JMIR Hum Factors 2024;11:e54859

Using a Mobile Messenger Service as a Digital Diary to Capture Patients’ Experiences Along Their Interorganizational Treatment Path in Gynecologic Oncology: Lessons Learned

Using a Mobile Messenger Service as a Digital Diary to Capture Patients’ Experiences Along Their Interorganizational Treatment Path in Gynecologic Oncology: Lessons Learned

Texts sent via the messenger service were encrypted before data analysis to ensure confidentiality. The encryption key was kept in the Institute of Applied Nursing Science, separate from other data. Participant data were stored on a password-protected drive. The patients received no compensation for participation. However, each patient received a tablet to be used as a digital diary. The tablet was given to the patients as a gift.

Eleonore Baum, Christian Thiel, Andrea Kobleder, Daniela Bernhardsgrütter, Ramona Engst, Carola Maurer, Antje Koller

JMIR Cancer 2024;10:e52985

Patients’ Perspectives on the Data Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security of mHealth Apps: Systematic Review

Patients’ Perspectives on the Data Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security of mHealth Apps: Systematic Review

Data confidentiality, privacy, and security and the regulatory supervision of the apps are some known barriers that hinder m Health adoption in the health care field. Despite various benefits of m Health apps, data confidentiality, privacy, and security issues have caused patients or the public to display less interest and low confidence in m Health app practice [7].

Nasser Alhammad, Mohannad Alajlani, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Gregory Epiphaniou, Theodoros Arvanitis

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e50715

Patients and Stakeholders’ Perspectives Regarding the Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality of Data Collected via Mobile Health Apps in Saudi Arabia: Protocol for a Mixed Method Study

Patients and Stakeholders’ Perspectives Regarding the Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality of Data Collected via Mobile Health Apps in Saudi Arabia: Protocol for a Mixed Method Study

Although linking CISs with m Health apps streamlines hospital workflows, it also presents new challenges, such as ensuring data confidentiality and security. Concerns about data confidentiality, privacy, security, and regulatory oversight of the apps are recognized barriers that impede m Health adoption in the health care field [8].

Nasser Alhammad, Mohannad Alajlani, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Theodoros Arvanitis, Gregory Epiphaniou

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e54933

Geospatial Imprecision With Constraints for Precision Public Health: Algorithm Development and Validation

Geospatial Imprecision With Constraints for Precision Public Health: Algorithm Development and Validation

To this end, geospatial or location-based privacy methods seek to maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality for a given task, service, or application while balancing the utility that these offer [17-19]. For example, users of location-based services on a cellular phone expect some level of privacy when sending personal data, and different strategies exist that anonymize pools of people by anonymizing data at point of collection.

Daniel Harris, Chris Delcher

Online J Public Health Inform 2024;16:e54958